Thursday, January 14, 2010

Shannon M.'s Poetry Day Extravaganza

In honor of Shannon M.'s poetry day, I promised to post a poem.This is a shortened version of one of my favorites.

The Skin We’re In Shannon O’Donnell

The skin we're in, it limits usIt keeps us bound to earth and dustWe can’t step out of bones and skinTo reach beyond the space we’re inWe’re meant to place our hope and trustIn One who loves each one of us

In prayers is where God wants to hearOf all the things we need down hereDon’t be afraid to turn His wayAnd pray to God with love todayFor peace, for health, for familyFor courage, friends, or to be free

Send loving thoughts and pleas for helpTo those too far to reach yourselfThe skin we’re in can’t stretch as farAs God’s embrace, His loving armsHe reaches out to those in needWhen prayers request He intercede

God hears us when we pray in faithFor help to guide the human raceWe need to pray more often, thoughSo Grace and Truth can help us growBow your heads and fold your handsAnd pray to God, who understands

The skin we’re in may limit usAnd keep us bound to earth and dustBut prayer is more than bones and skinAnd reaches past the space we’re inIn God we place our faith and trustThat He may bless each one of us

24 comments:

Aw, thanks for participating Shannon--I LOVED this. (You definitely put my pathetic poetry skills to shame.) There are some beautiful metaphors in here, I can't pick a favorite. So I'm just going to say I loved the whole thing and I hope lots of people find this and read it. :)

Shannon, as my father used to say, "She's a poet and don't know it." Excellent job, my Montana blogging pal. I'm very impressed, and touched. And now I see we have yet another mutual love. We really do need to meet at a conference someday! :)

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SHANNON O'DONNELL

I have a master's degree in Education and teach high school English in Montana, where I live with my husband and three children.
On the writing side of things, I am the author of two picture books and a middle grade novel and am represented by Terrie Wolf of AKA Literary.
CONTACT ME AT: mrso_d at yahoo dot com.